Herpes simplex encephalitis: Involvement of apolipoprotein E genotype

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-119

  Lin, W R ^a   Wozniak, M A ^a   Esiri, M M ^b,c   Klenerman, P ^d   Itzhaki, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Apolipoprotein E; Herpes simplex encephalitis; Herpes simplex type 1 virus

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E2; APOLIPOPROTEIN E3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPLEEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035135076     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.117     Document Type: Article

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